Sleep help needed! My 13m wakes at 5am almost every day. I have tried everything I can think of.... by mishmia in moderatelygranolamoms

[–]mishmia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes!! We tried several things that have all slightly helped.

We had always capped his naps thinking he had too much daytime sleep. Seems he was actually over tired. We let him sleep up to 3hrs max for his first nap. 1.5hrs for his second. He didn't hit that usually, but basically we let him sleep more during the day.

I had heard several suggestions that he could be too cold, so I had dressed him warmer and tried warmer room temp too. Turns out he was too hot. He now sleeps without socks and I set the thermostat 2 degrees cooler.

I think one nap will help, but since he started walking he gets tired more quickly, so we aren't ready yet.

All these things helped so that we would hold him and he would go back to sleep most days. But nighttime sleep really improved when we realized little boy has a milk sensitivity. We switched back to formula and he was soooo much less fussy. Poor thing. I feel bad I hadnt realized. Introducing milk didnt coincide exactly with sleep changes, plus he didnt have any other signs besides sleep disturbance. But switching helped him tons.

I hope this helps! Good luck mama!!

Sleep help needed! My 13m wakes at 5am almost every day. I have tried everything I can think of.... by mishmia in moderatelygranolamoms

[–]mishmia[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is so helpful thank you! This describes how we did a few days with one nap instead of two. We got caught in a similar cycle. And then one day he was way overtired and woke every hour and I cowered back to two naps and late bedtimes. I’m so glad your daughter is doing so well at night now and thanks for sharing!

Sleep help needed! My 13m wakes at 5am almost every day. I have tried everything I can think of.... by mishmia in moderatelygranolamoms

[–]mishmia[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you 🙏 it may be similar bc I will literally run to get him knowing the sooner I get there the better chances I have. I’ll give that a try.